A new online project aims to bring American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises that could have ramifications for public diplomacy.
The Clinton Global Initiative and Qatar Foundation International (Qfi) have a unique idea for bridging the American-Arabic cultural gap: An online project aimed at bringing American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises.
Entitled Yallah (Youth Allied to Learn, Lead and Help), the program launched on October 1 with a crowdsourced website open to more than 150 participants, all teenage alumni of the Qfi's prior exchange, culture and study abroad programs. Non-profits, of course, love acronyms for their programs; “yallah” means “let's go” or “hurry up” in Arabic.
On the website, Qfi alumni participate in both independent and moderator-steered conversations on cultural topics, their encounters with each other in Qatar and the United States, their societies and current news. But the most interesting factor is how they interact...
The Clinton Global Initiative and Qatar Foundation International (Qfi) have a unique idea for bridging the American-Arabic cultural gap: An online project aimed at bringing American and Qatari teenagers together through crowdsourced translation exercises.
Entitled Yallah (Youth Allied to Learn, Lead and Help), the program launched on October 1 with a crowdsourced website open to more than 150 participants, all teenage alumni of the Qfi's prior exchange, culture and study abroad programs. Non-profits, of course, love acronyms for their programs; “yallah” means “let's go” or “hurry up” in Arabic.
On the website, Qfi alumni participate in both independent and moderator-steered conversations on cultural topics, their encounters with each other in Qatar and the United States, their societies and current news. But the most interesting factor is how they interact...
- 10/14/2010
- by Neal Ungerleider
- Fast Company
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- 9/1/2009
- IFTN
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